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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are most of these skilled workers drawn from?
(a) Neighboring kingdoms.
(b) The citizenry of Chutreaux.
(c) Other countries.
(d) Around the world.

2. Each _____________ is mortared together.
(a) Piece of glass.
(b) Stone.
(c) Timber.
(d) Brick.

3. The buttresses must be built upon temporary wooden frames called ____________.
(a) Framers.
(b) Stilts.
(c) Centerings.
(d) Hurdles.

4. _______________ support the stones of the flying buttress while the mortar cures.
(a) The centerings.
(b) The stilts.
(c) The framers.
(d) The hurdles.

5. Pieces of cut limestone are hoisted out of the quarry. What are they cut into shape to match?
(a) Templates.
(b) The stones from other cathedrals.
(c) The length of the wooden timbers.
(d) The trim on the cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tools do the stone cutter's workshop and the carpenter's workshop require?

2. These buttresses look like ___________.

3. Why are the new stonework and mortar covered in this?

4. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?

5. What is done with the Romanesque crypt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the roof located? Of what does it consist?

2. What takes place during the winter months?

3. What takes place once the foundation is completed?

4. What is done with the cut limestone?

5. Describe the buttresses and how they function.

6. Who makes the tools?

7. Describe the mortice-and-tenon construction method. How is this used in the construction of the cathedral?

8. What does the floor plan show?

9. What does the wall elevation show?

10. What is the job of each master craftsman?

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